Lunch at my cousins': a Greek lunch celebrating the coming of Spring

Today I went to my cousins’ for lunch. D & K as they are known in the world are a

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Who is the artist who should immortalize Monica Bellucci?

Back in 2009, I wrote a four part article on the Venus of Urbino, trying to answer the question: “Who

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Pavillon de la Mer – A light dish for Spring days under the Sun

Today I share with you a dish that is perfect for the sunny days of Spring, and can be enjoyed

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Sitophilia: When a Hamburger is …."More than just a piece of meat" – New Edition Feb 6 2013

“In Seijun Suzuki’s 1967 film Branded to Kill, protagonist Goro Hanada (Joe Shishido) has a food fetish in which he

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Anchovies with fresh oregano and garlic – Γαυρος στο φουρνο με φρεσκια ριγανη και σκορδο

“Primum vivere, deinde philosophare” goes the Latin saying, and it is right (although I personally have difficulty following it all

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Existentialism – Part I: Kierkegaard (Updated2: 27/3/11)

Introduction Today I want to write about “existentialism”. Existentialism is a mutli-faceted term. In this post, I refer to a

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Toru Takemitsu – Japanese Composer

Near the end of the Second World War, soldiers and civilians on the Japanese home front constructed networks of underground

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Butoh Dance: "Not thinking, only soul"

Latest edit: 23rd August 2024 Butoh loosely translated means stomp dance, or earth dance. I owe the discovery of butoh

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Women's Day, 8th March – Χαιρε Νυμφη Ανυμφευτε!

Άγγελος πρωτοστάτης, ουρανόθεν επέμφθη, ειπείν τή Θεοτόκω το Χαίρε· (εκ γ’) καί συν τή ασωμάτω φωνή, σωματούμενόν σε θεωρών Κύριε,

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The Greek Writer Aris Alexandrou – Ο λογοτέχνης και ποιητής Άρης Αλεξάνδρου

Today I want to pay tribute to Aris Alexandrou, a Greek writer who became known for his novel “The Mission

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